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Of Montreal — Wraith Pinned To The Mist & Other Games
Album: The Sunlandic Twins
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5.9

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Total ratings: 985









Released: 2005
Length: 3:59
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Let's have bizarre celebrations.
Let's forget who, forget what, forget where.
We'll have bizarre celebrations
I'll play the Satyr in Cyprus, you the bride being stripped bare.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.

Let's have bizarre celebrations.
Let's forget when, forget what, forget how.
We'll have bizarre celebrations.
We'll play Tristan and Iseult, but make sure I see white sails.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.

Maybe I'll never die, I'll just keep growing younger with you, and you'll grow younger, too.
Now it seems too lovely to be true, but I know the best things always do.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica.
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 Shimmer wrote:

Great bass part. Shame the rest of the song is so cloying.



Nice vocabulary word! After looking it up - I'm 100% with your comment.
Posted 9 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
drewd wrote:

I will never be able to remember the name of this song.....


 dischuckin wrote:



is it not unique enough?


Because they aren't words that usually come out of my mouth... probably not yours either...
Posted 10 months ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
4 -> 6
Posted 10 months ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
 tm wrote:

Well - some people prefer not to leave a comment and some people don’t even rate songs. 

 I don’t think it is particularly intelligent or pithy to make a statement about a group as wildly varied as Radio Paradise listeners.

I rate this one an 8 and I do indeed like all of their songs.

No accounting for taste.


Not only did I rate it 9 I went onto Bandcamp and downloaded three of their albums. Great new find, thank you RP :-)
Posted 1 year ago by Incredibish    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

This artist has 5 songs on RP, all of them rated below 6...I'd dare to opine that as a group, they're not our bag...

(btw, it absolutely gobsmacks me that this could warrant a downvote...my comment is an observation, not a judgment...so is it that some folks are so sensitive these days, that the simple act of pointing to reality has become a reason to grouse?  Or is it so offensive to their preconceived notions that they can't abide that someone would dare to challenge them? Truly baffling...)



I have to admit that I downvoted your comment simply because that when someone else did, it seemed to peeve you so much. And it seems a bit presumptive to opine for the group. And I kinda liked it...
Posted 1 year ago by derhey9416    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

nice lil lo-fi nugget



Can't say I can hear anything particularly  'lo-fi' about this. Every instrument coming over really well, especially the bass.
Posted 1 year ago by SgtBeefheart    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

This artist has 5 songs on RP, all of them rated below 6...I'd dare to opine that as a group, they're not our bag...

(btw, it absolutely gobsmacks me that this could warrant a downvote...my comment is an observation, not a judgment...so is it that some folks are so sensitive these days, that the simple act of pointing to reality has become a reason to grouse?  Or is it so offensive to their preconceived notions that they can't abide that someone would dare to challenge them? Truly baffling...)


Well - some people prefer not to leave a comment and some people don’t even rate songs. 

 I don’t think it is particularly intelligent or pithy to make a statement about a group as wildly varied as Radio Paradise listeners.

I rate this one an 8 and I do indeed like all of their songs.

No accounting for taste.
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
In some moods i like it, in some moods i dislike it a lot 
Posted 1 year ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

I will never be able to remember the name of this song.....



is it not unique enough?
Posted 1 year ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

This artist has 5 songs on RP, all of them rated below 6...I'd dare to opine that as a group, they're not our bag...

(btw, it absolutely gobsmacks me that this could warrant a downvote...my comment is an observation, not a judgment...so is it that some folks are so sensitive these days, that the simple act of pointing to reality has become a reason to grouse?  Or is it so offensive to their preconceived notions that they can't abide that someone would dare to challenge them? Truly baffling...)


I suspect that there are serial downvoters - folks who maybe just don't like ANYTHING you (or I, or anyone) say.  Or maybe someone just needs to get laid.  

I just went +1 to 8 on this cut, the bass made me do it!

Long Live RP!!
Posted 1 year ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

This artist has 5 songs on RP, all of them rated below 6...I'd dare to opine that as a group, they're not our bag...

(btw, it absolutely gobsmacks me that this could warrant a downvote...my comment is an observation, not a judgment...so is it that some folks are so sensitive these days, that the simple act of pointing to reality has become a reason to grouse?  Or is it so offensive to their preconceived notions that they can't abide that someone would dare to challenge them? Truly baffling...)

You have one of the best comments ever, well thought out too.

Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
This artist has 5 songs on RP, all of them rated below 6...I'd dare to opine that as a group, they're not our bag...

(btw, it absolutely gobsmacks me that this could warrant a downvote...my comment is an observation, not a judgment...so is it that some folks are so sensitive these days, that the simple act of pointing to reality has become a reason to grouse?  Or is it so offensive to their preconceived notions that they can't abide that someone would dare to challenge them? Truly baffling...)
Posted 1 year ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend we're in an article.....
Posted 1 year ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in an autocar.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]



Ant Arctica
Posted 2 years ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend we're in an ugly car?
Posted 2 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend we're in an octopus?
Posted 2 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend we're in an octagon?
Posted 2 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
I will never be able to remember the name of this song.....
Posted 2 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
Taking 'la grande metropole' in vain!
Posted 5 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
 robertomiller wrote:
Comment bait. Pure and simple.
 
This sucks much a lot feels like an appropriate retort here.
Posted 6 years ago by FourFortyEight    [ Reply ]
Comment bait. Pure and simple.
Posted 6 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend this doesn't exist. 
Posted 6 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
{#Bounce}


of Montreal is an American indie rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance between Barnes and a woman "of Montreal." 
Interesting.... {#Think} 
Posted 6 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
nice lil lo-fi nugget
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
The vey best of earworms! Let's pretend we don't exist! I LOVE it. Thanks guys!
Posted 6 years ago by dellsworth    [ Reply ]
Bill, I'm pleasantly surprised by your pronunciation of Quebec. I was raised in Illinois and learned it as "Kwe-bek" but up here it's "Ke-bek" as you said. Not used to that pronunciation from south of the border!
Posted 6 years ago by skibbenr    [ Reply ]
I like the 10 year gap between comments on this song.
Posted 7 years ago by thewaxtadpole    [ Reply ]
 Glockman45 wrote:
WE HERE THIS EVERYDAY OVER AND OVER FOR OUTBACK. PLEASE, IT HAS NO MUSICAL MERRITS, IF ANY, DON'T PLAY THIS COMMERCIAL!!!!
PLEASE BILL?
 
Oh Sweet baby Jesus: I thought after the first 20 seconds "Wow, this sounds awfully like a cheery commercial that's going to turn me into a serial killer if I have to listen to it more than once" and 

SHO 'NUFF

it's a friggin' Outback commercial. {#Naughty}   

Shame! Shame, RP!

(DuClaw Brewery's chocolate peanut butter porter aka Sweet Baby Jesus! is a great brew. Try it!) 
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
sweet and upbeat bass {#Bananasplit}
Posted 8 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
5->6 for the lyrics. {#Yes}
Posted 8 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
Whoa. I thought I was having a flashback for a second ...
Posted 8 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Um...hmmmm, well, maybe not ya know? Anyway, I tried.
Posted 18 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
WE HERE THIS EVERYDAY OVER AND OVER FOR OUTBACK. PLEASE, IT HAS NO MUSICAL MERRITS, IF ANY, DON'T PLAY THIS COMMERCIAL!!!! PLEASE BILL?
Posted 18 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
Marr wrote:
Ooof, I know. I heard it for the first time this morning and thought I was going nuts. Total sellout.
Agreed. I'm of a mind that licensing music to adverts is a reasonable--and effective--method of promoting lesser-known artists. That ad completely went over the line though. Talk about whoring yourself out to The Man.
Posted 18 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Just bumped my rating from 7 to 8 --- gotta get it for the cover alone.
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
AMH wrote:
I don't mind advertisers using cool songs in commercials. They want to associate themselves with something that is hip and it gives the artist some money. I cannot stand the fact that these people changed the lyrics of their song to make it a jingle for Outback. That makes you a jingle writer.
Agreed. That grates on my nerves too.
Posted 18 years ago by 999_99_999    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
I love this song just for the dancers.
Love the dancers, could do without the song
Posted 18 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
djblitz wrote:
LOL, that *NEVER* gets old.
oh, it's old.
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
Cool album cover!
Posted 18 years ago by dragonflygal    [ Reply ]
Catchy but with world's worst song title.
Posted 18 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
I love this song just for the dancers.
LOL, that *NEVER* gets old.
Posted 18 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
I don't mind advertisers using cool songs in commercials. They want to associate themselves with something that is hip and it gives the artist some money. I cannot stand the fact that these people changed the lyrics of their song to make it a jingle for Outback. That makes you a jingle writer.
Posted 18 years ago by AMH    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Outback is using this exact tune (not the words) for a commercial!
Ooof, I know. I heard it for the first time this morning and thought I was going nuts. Total sellout.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
It's what makes RP eclectic! Wouldn't buy it, but don't mind the diversity it brings.
Posted 18 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
I wish I could pretend this tune didn't exist.
Posted 18 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
67nj wrote:
I love this song just for the dancers.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Uh-oh. Now that they have moved into Outback Steakhouse territory, the song is creeping into Macarana territory...
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Will this end?? Ever!?!?!
Posted 18 years ago by onapath    [ Reply ]
Why does this sounds like it is a song from the 80s. And I don't mean "sounds like" an 80s song. I mean like I remember hearing it back then, kind of sort of. Is this a remake or a ripoff of another song from then?
Posted 18 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
edatwork wrote:
Could be the lyrics were amazing huh? Brilliant....lotsa hard work and deep thought.... Hope I never hear it again
hahahaha!!
Posted 18 years ago by onapath    [ Reply ]
Could be the lyrics were amazing huh? Brilliant....lotsa hard work and deep thought.... Hope I never hear it again
Posted 18 years ago by edatwork    [ Reply ]
red5_bc wrote:
So I wasn't drunk and/or crazy when I heard that?
Well, maybe you were, but...
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
67nj wrote:
Posted 18 years ago by JCEntMan    [ Reply ]
lathyris wrote:
The other day my wife thought I was insane when I was walking around the house singing "let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica." For some reason, she just couldn't believe that those were lyrics from a real song :) I think that makes this song awesome.
I agree. PS: Lyrics are usually messed up. If they're normal, they're un-lyric like. Heh!
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
Outback is using this exact tune (not the words) for a commercial!
So I wasn't drunk and/or crazy when I heard that?
Posted 18 years ago by red5_bc    [ Reply ]
Outback is using this exact tune (not the words) for a commercial!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
please note......they are NOT of montreal first Boards of Canada, now this
Posted 18 years ago by yclept    [ Reply ]
the cover art looks like it might have been swiped from a leaflet for a doomsday cult.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
They just played in Bumber Shoot this past weekend in Seattle I believe...I am sorry I missed them.
Posted 18 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
The other day my wife thought I was insane when I was walking around the house singing "let's pretend we don't exist, let's pretend we're in Antarctica." For some reason, she just couldn't believe that those were lyrics from a real song :) I think that makes this song awesome.
Posted 18 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
ElSupreme wrote:
Tommorow at the 40Watt in Athens, GA. I might go, my brother bailed so I don't have a place to stay there. But next Friday in Chattanooga, TN free concert I will be there with my brother.
Didn't make it to Athens, but heard it was a REALLY awesome concert. Saw them for free in Chattanooga though. It was great.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
greg6494 wrote:
keep it alive! best laugh of my day!
This is my RP bookmarked page. Watch it while ANYTHING here is playing. I highly recommend.
Posted 18 years ago by QualityPie    [ Reply ]
.. yet another song that was somewhat enjoyable, but has been overplayed on RP to the point that I cant stand it.. whats happening!?!?! :(
Posted 18 years ago by Nero    [ Reply ]
greg6494 wrote:
keep it alive! best laugh of my day!
HEYOOOOOOO
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
pdhski wrote:
How quickly they sell out
How funny, I wrote a blog entry about this too.
Posted 18 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
<b>Great Pop! Sounds like a lost Ray Davies/Kinks tune! Infectious beat.
Posted 18 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Tommorow at the 40Watt in Athens, GA. I might go, my brother bailed so I don't have a place to stay there. But next Friday in Chattanooga, TN free concert I will be there with my brother.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
keep it alive! best laugh of my day!
Posted 18 years ago by greg6494    [ Reply ]
Jester wrote:
mindless repetition...then you'd love the last ten years of my life!
LMAO!! Now THAT is funny!
Posted 18 years ago by effba    [ Reply ]
I find it fun... childish and I think it is because I saw the video... hahaha
Posted 18 years ago by marie_pain    [ Reply ]
Hmmm. Surprisingly literate lyrics for such a fluffy song.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Wow. This is real shit.
Posted 18 years ago by OmegaConcern    [ Reply ]
This damn song was in my head this morning when I got out of bed. I have it at a 5, I just don't want to sing it getting out of bed.
Posted 18 years ago by underarmor    [ Reply ]
Outback restaurant is now using a version of this for their radio ads....
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Again? Ugh.
Posted 18 years ago by Martlet    [ Reply ]
67nj wrote:
As usual I'm hypnotized by these guys! Still don't like the song, though.
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend that Of Montreal is in Antarctica, with their mouths frozen shut and strumming and drumming fingers frozen together!
Posted 18 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
Does this have to get played every day? Am I listening to FM somehow? ...clicks the mute...
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
I dunno, there's something about this song that makes me like it. I don't want to ... but there's something about the sparseness of the sounds.
Posted 18 years ago by shortie    [ Reply ]
pdhski wrote:
How quickly they sell out
The song sounds ready-made to be a commercial jingle, anyway.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
How quickly they sell out
Posted 18 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
Love these guys! Heard them on NPR the first time and bought the CD
Posted 18 years ago by acme401    [ Reply ]
Bizarre Celebration for today: 1974 - Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his resignation, effective the next day.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
67nj wrote:
My turn to bump this to the top. This is great!
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I'd like to add "mindless drivel" to that list!
Posted 18 years ago by BigCalm    [ Reply ]
Whimsical Gleeful Fun Cheerful Happy Energetic Amiable/ Good-Natured Exuberant Innocent Naive Playful Theatrical Quirky Springlike
Posted 18 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
liser wrote:
I like funny and "poppy" - it's mindless repetition that gets me everytime.
mindless repetition...then you'd love the last ten years of my life!
Posted 18 years ago by Jester    [ Reply ]
Quite vapid.
Posted 18 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
H'm. Nope.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
{7} Quite Likeable!
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
it's discorrific!
Posted 18 years ago by ndfan75    [ Reply ]
AAAAAHHHHH! Not again!!! Please, make it stop!
Posted 18 years ago by monkeywonders    [ Reply ]
67nj wrote:
Time to move it up. My turn!
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
matt832 wrote:
I bought the CD, but this is the best track on the disk.
Wow, can't wait to hear the rest then
Posted 18 years ago by MM13    [ Reply ]
The first time I heard this song, I hated it. Just hated it. Then it started to grow on me, once I let go of that initial impression. Aw, hell, why not? It's catchy in a boppy sort of way, and Antarctica sounds pretty nice this time of year...
Posted 18 years ago by marzipanic    [ Reply ]
jzekeb wrote:
How'd they make them move like that on the shirt? Cool!
hah, Priveleged information.
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
ElSupreme wrote:
ROCK!
This is rock, and I'm the pope!
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Gee, another Sufjan Stevens-like idiotic song title. Tell me this is just a phase that music will soon grow out of. No, it won't. I just remembered "Itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie-polka-dot-bikini."
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
I love this song! :) The little music video for this song is pretty cool too.
Posted 18 years ago by cons    [ Reply ]
Gay.
Posted 18 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
TobalMoreno wrote:
Gotsta keep it up. Just had a t-shirt made with this image on the front...
How'd they make them move like that on the shirt? Cool!
Posted 18 years ago by jzekeb    [ Reply ]
I don't know what some of the listeners have against this song, every time it plays it makes me smile. I bought the CD, but this is the best track on the disk.
Posted 18 years ago by matt832    [ Reply ]
Ha
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
67nj wrote:
Gotsta keep it up. Just had a t-shirt made with this image on the front...
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
I really had to laugh when I saw that 5 people voted this song "Godlike". What kind of God is this song like? From a psychological point of view I want to know what these people are hearing. Is there some kind of audio version of beer goggles happening here?
Posted 18 years ago by deepgaze    [ Reply ]
I like it...maybe I should look into this band.
Posted 18 years ago by andrewmi    [ Reply ]
sqqqrly wrote:
Why does this get played so often?
This is a rhetorical Q.
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Why does this get played so often?
Posted 18 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
This is super lame
Posted 18 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
okay, they're asking to be pooped on.
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
Cute until the drums and singing start. Crapfest from then on.
Posted 18 years ago by rsfc_carp    [ Reply ]
I'm kinda diggin on 'Of Montreal' interesting sound...
Posted 18 years ago by amandamustdance    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the Life Aquatic music when they are giving the tour of the boat.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
If I have to listen to this song, I will only do so while watching the animation below! It's the only way I can like this song!
Posted 18 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
I notice that are funny and kinda poppy are immediately dismissed by this group. What's wrong with a fun song every once in awhile? I could sure use the pick-me-up after sitting at my desk all day.
I like funny and "poppy" - it's mindless repetition that gets me everytime.
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Man! every time I hear this wretched song it is stuck in my head for hours!!!! I wish I could pretend this song doesn't exist!
Posted 18 years ago by monkeywonders    [ Reply ]
I think this is Bill & Rebecca's way of torturing us - who ticked them off?
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
jmwspg wrote:
Lets pretend this never happened.
We must be on the same wavelength! Must be a Carolina thing (I'm in NC)
Posted 18 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
Let's pretend this song doesn't exist!
Posted 18 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]